Methodology
The goal of this guide is to give you real data what the “must haves” of budget analyst resumes are.
To do that, we compiled and analyzed data from budget analyst resumes and 30 budget analyst job listings to get the data used for this our budget analyst resume guide.
In addition to budget analyst-specific resume data, we built a database of nearly 1 million resumes and job listings, and we use a propriety machine learning model to understand the anatomy of the best resumes in general.
Quick note: using the data below can help you build a competitive resume, but it’s always important to be creative, unique, and personal to stand out.
If you want more info on our methodology, you can check it out here.
Budget analyst resume objective data + budget analyst objective examples
Pop quiz: do budget analyst’s really need to use an objective?
In general, whether or not you need an objective or professional summary can depend a lot on your personal career level (check out our article on resume objectives), but this is what our analysis found for budget analyst’s specifically:
- 33% of budget analyst’s included an objective section
- 26% of budget analyst’s included a professional summary
- 48% of budget analyst’s included neither an objective nor a summary
Budget analyst objective examples
A highly motivated budget analyst who aims to make use of their interpersonal skills to achieve goals of a company that focuses on customer satisfaction and customer experience.
Seeking a budget analyst position utilizing strong analytical and problem-solving skills to support financial planning and drive cost-saving initiatives
To secure a budget analyst role where my expertise in financial modeling and forecasting can contribute to informed decision-making and successful project completion
Aspiring to work as a budget analyst, leveraging my experience in financial analysis, budget preparation, and cost control to enhance organizational efficiency and financial performance
Skills for budget analyst resumes
These are the skills that occurred most frequently in in budget analyst resumes, which means they tend to be core competencies or highly desired skills.
Of course, you should only list skills that you actually have, and you should prioritze skills most relevant to the job you're applying for. But these are good core skills to include on your resume.
To get more detail on building a powerful skills section, take a peek at our article on resume skills.
*Note: to find skills our machine learning model basically looks for common words, so take these with a grain of salt and use your best judgment.
Most common budget analyst resume skills
Most common hard skills for budget analyst resumes: communication, problem-solving skills, sap, financial forecasts, and reconciliation.
Most common soft skills for budget analyst resumes: communication skills, customer-service skills, interpersonal skills, listening skills, and patience.
Other good budget analyst resume skills
- Economics
- Financial planning
- Preparing forms
- Automated data processing
- Aggregating information
- Knowledge of law and regulations
- Accounting skills
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Report preparation
- Accounting software
- Trend analysis
- Budgeting
- MS Office skills
- Mathematics
- Computer skills
Budget analyst skills section examples
Note: these examples are formatted the same here just because it’s simple, but we have more detailed formatting advice (and examples) in our guide to resume formatting.
Budget analyst skills example 1
Economics | problem-solving skills | preparing forms | automated data processing | financial forecasts | reconciliation | aggregating information
Budget analyst skills example 2
Financial planning | communication skills | knowledge of law and regulations | customer-service skills | accounting skills | interpersonal skills | data analysis
Budget analyst skills example 3
MS Office skills | project management | patience | listening skills | accounting software | customer-service skills | trend analysis
Work experience for budget analyst resumes
Your work experience section is almost always the most important part of your resume. Because it’s difficult to pull trends from this kind of section, this section is mostly just examples.
For some advanced strategies for writing about work experience on a resume, refer to our article on building a strong work experience resume section. We also have a guide on writing a resume with no experience if you’re just starting your career.
For now, it’s good to remember that the most important experience for any budget analyst resume is the most relevant experience.
A couple examples for you:
Budget analyst work experience examples
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Associate Budget Analyst
Wayne Enterprises, 2019-2022
Responsibilities
- Monitor financial markets and the performance of individual securities
- Contact prospective clients to present information and explain available services
- Manage the finances of the facility, such as patient fees and billing
- Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems
- Address complaints regarding food quality or service
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Budget Analyst
Wonka Industries, 2017-2022
Responsibilities
- Repair or replace malfunctioning components, parts, and other mechanical or electrical equipment
- Bathe animals, trim nails, clip hair, and attend to other grooming needs
- Analyze cost trends in order to correct errors and provide forward guidance to maximize revenue and profit and minimize cost variances
- Develop and control baselines and budgets
- Analyze/modify cost estimates and re-baseline programs as the need is identified
WORK EXPERIENCE
Budget Analyst Intern
Wonka Industries, 2007-2012
Responsibilities
- Prepare forecasts using program resource estimates with appropriately applied rates and factors
- Develop price/cost estimates utilizing complex pricing concepts and applications
- Perform unique and complex accounting and analytical tasks, including account reconciliation and balance sheet analysis
- Analyze program funding requirements and track subcontractor costs & fee
- Track, trend, forecast and analyze subcontractor and vendor invoices
Education for budget analyst resumes
For most positions, work experience is more important than education, although it can be important for new grads or for fields in which specific classes are industry-standard.
So it’s not a big section, but it’s still important, and often, budget analyst job postings list a minimum education requirement.
Check out our blueprint for education on resumes for our full playbook on education sections.
Data from our sample of 933 budget analyst resumes
- 9% budget analyst resumes listed an associate’s degree
- 59% budget analyst resumes listed a bachelor’s degree
- 27% budget analyst resumes included a masters degree
- 1% budget analyst resumes mentioned a doctoral degree
Budget analyst resume education examples
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
York College, 2019
Awards & Honors
- AP Scholar
- Valedictorian
- Cum Laude
EDUCATION
Associate of Arts
Alliance Medical and Health Sciences College, 2017
Certifications for budget analyst resumes
Certifications aren’t a strict requirement for every job, but there are almost always certifications you can get to boost your chances of success.
If you want to see how to build these sections, we have a guide about certifications on resumes.
We did a little research and found certifications can help budget analyst’s specifically, according to CareerOneStop.
Budget analyst certification examples
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Funds Specialist
Institute of Business & Finance, 2019
Certified Income Specialist
Institute of Business & Finance, 2017
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Funds Specialist, Certified Income Specialist, Certified Healthcare Technology Specialist – Process Workflow & Information Management Redesign
Budget analyst resume action verbs
Using our database of nearly 1,000,000 publicly available resumes, we compiled an index of action verbs and cross-referenced it with our sample of 933 budget analyst resumes and job postings to uncover which action verbs are most commonly used by budget analyst’s and budget analyst employers.
The most common action verbs on budget analyst resumes are: program, process, assist, prepare, and manage.
The most common action verbs on budget analyst job postings are: lead, plan, review, handle, and field.
Other action verbs for budget analyst resumes:
- Perform
- Develop
- Design
- Test
- Direct
- Create
- Monitor
- Track
- Organize
- Resolve
Full budget analyst resume example
Lastly, we wanted to give you a couple full budget analyst resume examples..
Please note: you can write a better resume than this. This is just a quick illustration to show you how these pieces might fit together.
If you’d like to see “perfect” resumes, we have a showcase of resume examples.
Budget analyst resume example
Mary Riley
Budget Analyst
2862 Wakefield Street, Wayne, PA
To secure a budget analyst role where my expertise in financial modeling and forecasting can contribute to informed decision-making and successful project completion
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Associate Budget Analyst
Wayne Enterprises, 2019-2022
Responsibilities
- Performs weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual financial reports and analysis, also generate various analysis reports
- Collected and prepared expenses reports
- In charge of Committee’s budgeting (development/preparation/submission/justification/execution)
- Designed and produced a variety of Excel financial reports and PowerPoint slides for presentation
Associate Budget Analyst
Wonka Industries, 2017-2022
Responsibilities
- Created Access databases
- Partnered with financial technology team to build and launch tools to reduce risk, increase accuracy, and fuel organizational growth
- Managed and consolidated all financial data to provide a viable overview of the program operations to ensure availability of adequate funds coverage and to identify possible trends resulting in surplus which eliminates the possibility of shortage of funds
- Served as a facilitator with approving officials
Budget Analyst Intern
Wonka Industries, 2007-2016
Responsibilities
- Consolidated financial performance results and financial/business performance recommendations
- Experience serving as a primary expert budget facilitator ensuring the budget meets the requirements of their organization or functional areas; analyzing, consolidating, and communicating financial performance results and financial/business performance recommendations to management
- Used automation software/hardware to perform analytical, technical, and administrative tasks required during phases of the budgetary and execution process for assigned operating budgets
- Monitors the execution of approved budgets, to include obligations, expenditures and/or income
CERTIFICATIONS
Personal Financial Planner
Canadian Securities Institute, 2019
Accredited Financial Analyst
American Academy of Financial Management, 2017
SKILLS
Economics | aggregating information | cross-functional partnership | interpersonal skills | communication skills | communication | project management
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
York College, 2019
Associate of Arts
Alliance Medical and Health Sciences College, 2017
What experts say about budget analyst resumes
Before we wrap it up, we want to leave you with some advice from other experts we admire.
“You should also include a website and portfolio if you can. Make it shine as good as it can, but also give the hiring manager an option to go look at a portfolio or some examples of the work that you’ve done.” – 8 Tips for Writing a Winning Resume
“When you’re listing out your job descriptions, highlight achievements rather than duties, and if you can, back up those achievements with numbers.” – 8 Tips for Writing a Winning Resume
“So if you’re applying to a company that you know is looking for a specific skill, you want to make sure that skill is listed on your resume, provided you’re actually proficient in it.” – 8 Tips for Writing a Winning Resume
